The Progress Jury

By: Nyla Naseer
  • Summary

  • The Progress Jury is a podcast independently produced and presented by Nyla Naseer. It is a balanced look at change and whether some progress areas, often with noble aims, translate over time into harmful, funny and unintended outcomes. Topics range from the internet (a frequent calling point) to love, work, the economy and how we are developing as a society. The podcast is a weird mixture of group discussion, personal observations and old-fashioned conversation. A little bit curious, quite skeptical, always revealing. Challenge your stereotypes and tune in!
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Episodes
  • Was Expanding University Education (UK) a Bad Idea?
    Oct 1 2023

    The Progress Jury talks about why university education was expanded in the UK and the ramifications. Get ready for politics, psychology and reality meeting intention.

    From opening doors for young people to losing hope and moving goalposts, this podcast asks whether the same barriers that existed career-wise when less that 10% of people went to university still exist now - but have left generations of people in debt and disillusioned.

    Tune is for lively debate from the completely uncut episode!


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    44 mins
  • Cultural Appropriation - Is it all that bad?
    Sep 11 2023

    There is a lot of outrage about 'cultural appropriation' - from music drawing heavily on cultural influences to designers stealing ethnic minority designs and even fusion food in the spotlight.

    The recent removal of 'national' weeks from The Great British Bake Off prompted the Jury to discuss this sensitive issue.

    Whilst out and out stereotyping and ripping off the intellectual property of others is wrong, what about the argument that all culture has been 'appropriated' from somewhere - and that we are all the better off for it?

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    26 mins
  • Is it natural to want to have kids?
    Aug 31 2023

    In this lively podcast episode, we venture into the heart of a timeless inquiry: Is the desire to have children human nature?

    Delving into the realms of biology, psychology, and culture, we unravel thelayers that surround this profound question. The Jury debates the fast changing attitudes to having children and the interesting dilemmas this throws up in terms of finances, demographics, gender dynamics and more.

    Join the Progress Jury from its base in Birmingham, England - this time against a backdrop of heavy machinary removing festival rigging.

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    35 mins

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